THE digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate (VaxCertPH) will have additional security feature said acting secretary Emmanuel Caintic adding it is necessary to update security features as more nations adopt VaxCertPH.
“Kailangan lang dagdagan (We need to add some) [features] in accordance with the standards,” Caintic said.
The most important update, he said, is the inclusion of booster shots information in the certificate.
“Kapag kumuha kayo ng mga VaxCert, makikita niyo na rin ang pangatlong jab ninyo sa vaccine certificate (Once you get your VaxCert, you may also see your third jab in the vaccine certificate),” he said.
The Department of Health (DOH) previously urged all those who possess vaccine certificates to request updated ones via www.vaxcert.doh.gov.ph.
“Hinihingi pa rin iyong datos ng pangalan ninyo at saka iyong mga petsa noong inyong pagbakuna at lalabas na rin iyong pangatlong booster shot (It will still ask you same data like name and dates of vaccination and information about your third booster shot will also appear),” Caintic said.
Individuals may also contact their respective local government units (LGUs) to update their VaxCertPH information, he noted.
“Ang maganda din diyan, kung halimbawa may problema sa inyong datos, agad-agad na rin nilang maiwawasto (the good thing about that, is for example, there’s a problem in your data, it could be revised immediately),” he added.
The government provides VaxCertPH to Filipinos who have been completely immunized.
The digital vaccine certificate is valid for both domestic and international travel in accordance with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for digital documentation of Covid-19 certificates.
According to Caintic, transactions for requesting an updated VaxCertPH won’t take too long.
“In a couple of minutes or less than a minute or a minute pa nga, kaya nilang i-click iyong generate VaxCert at lalabas naman din iyong panibago nilang VaxCert. Madali lang makakuha ulit iyon, lalabas lang iyong bago nilang QR code (In a couple of minutes or less than a minute or just a minute, if they the generate vaxcert, new vaxcert will appear. It’s easy to get new ones, their new QR code will just appear),” he said.
Approximately 41 countries are accepting the VaxCertPH so far. These include Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Samoa, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Vietnam, Brazil, Israel, Timor Leste, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, and the Republic of Ireland.
Some establishments in the country also accept VaxCertPH, Caintic added.
